For those of you who have been living under a rock, Brooklyn Nine-Nine is about Detective Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg), a mischievous but talented jokester who has to adjust to a new captain, the very serious and stern Raymond Holt (Andre Braugher). Peralta’s partner, Santiago (Melissa Fumero) is a pretty, straight-edged detective with a severe case of teacher’s pet syndrome. Then there’s Detective Rosa Diaz (Stephanie Beatriz), who’s as sexy as she is terrifying; Lieutenant Terry Jeffords (Terry Crews), who’s as muscular as he is by-the-book, and Gina Linetti (Chelsea Peretti), the hilariously self-centered office administrator. Hitchcock and Scully (Dirk Blocker and Joel McKinnon Miller, respectively) are the dimwitted resident veterans in the precinct, and the lovably loyal Charles Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio) rounds out the roster as Jake’s best friend at the 99th Precinct in Brooklyn, New York. (Fumero, Crews, Braugher, Beatriz, Lo Truglio and Peretti are pictured below, standing left to right. Samberg is seated in front.)
Here's Why "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is the Best Network Comedy of 2016
Publish date
December 20, 2016 (ET)Channel
TV / Video DownloadI’m not usually very open to the idea of watching new television shows. I like what I like, and don’t normally venture outside of my circle of favorites too often. So, when Brooklyn Nine-Nine came along I initially wasn’t widdit. Other shows -- New Girl and Community, among others -- were enough to keep me content. Then I found Hulu, and after binge-watching over 70 episodes and forgetting what the sun looks like, I found myself thinking: If I were a critic, Brooklyn Nine-Nine would definitely be my choice for Best Network Comedy of 2016 – probably because I saw every episode to date this year, so it’s all fresh. And now I’m a critic, so there's that …